FR 3925, Ottawa in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 3925, Ottawa in MI

Road corridorOttawa NF, Watersmeet Ranger District

19 mi from Eagle River

Maps 1,712 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 10–10.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Ottawa National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Rough
  • 4.3 of this road’s 10.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.4 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Paint River Springs lies 0.7 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or leaving camping equipment (such as, but not limited to tents, camper trailers, and tarps) in the same location for longer than sixteen (16) consecutive days. After sixteen days, the camp and equipment must be moved off of Forest Service land or to another location that is at least five miles away, for an additional stay, not to exceed sixteen (16) days.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–53°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.